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LPN/LVN program at Northern Tier Career Center
Towanda, PA · Public less-than-2-year · (570) 265-8113 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $16,200
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $3,038
- Listed cost
- $19,238
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,500 clock hours, 13 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 18
- First-time NCLEX-PN pass ratePennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025, as printed
- 94.44%
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 42 graduates
- $41,346
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $53,176
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $118 a month over 10 years
- $11,107
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $56,073
- Typical pay for licensed practical and vocational nursesBLS OEWS May 2025, Pennsylvania
- $63,940
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Northern Tier Career Center awarded 18 LPN/LVN credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $16,200 compares with a Pennsylvania median wage of $63,940 for licensed practical and vocational nurses (BLS, May 2025).
NCLEX-PN results
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing printed a first-time pass rate of 94.44% for Northern Tier Career Center in Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 (36 tested, 34 passed).
| Period | Tested | Passed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 2020 - Sep 30 2021 | 25 | 20 | 80.00% |
| Oct 1 2021 - Sep 30 2022 | 8 | 7 | 87.50% |
| Oct 1 2022 - Sep 30 2023 | 22 | 21 | 95.45% |
| Oct 1 2023 - Sep 30 2024 | 23 | 23 | 100.00% |
| Oct 1 2024 - Sep 30 2025 | 36 | 34 | 94.44% |
Source: Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN pass-rate file.
On Pennsylvania's WIOA eligible training list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing Program | $16,320 | 52 | 7.7% | 19.4% | $2,422 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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